90% of bodybuilders are consumed with how they appear to others on a daily basis. You can see how that would branch out to other insecurities, i.e. how tough they are perceived to be, how rich they are perceived to be etc.

Most of the competing BB's I know have some form of this severe insecurity - drive cars they can't afford, wear watches they have on a payment plan, and now go to MMA classes

90% of bodybuilders are consumed with how they appear to others on a daily basis. You can see how that would branch out to other insecurities, i.e. how tough they are perceived to be, how rich they are perceived to be etc.

Most of the competing BB's I know have some form of this severe insecurity - drive cars they can't afford, wear watches they have on a payment plan, and now go to MMA classes

It really is a travesty. They should all take a note out of my book. I'm regularly accused of being a homo due to my attire and I simply don't care. The opposite even, I kinda like it and sometimes take it up a notch to provoke further homo comments.

If you asked one of those types in the gym "are you gay?", they would probably sprint to the nearest by mma gym to sign up

Bodybuilding and mma are like brother and sister, as a bodybuilder you put on a thong and pose in front of screaming men and as a mma fighter you put on tights and lay on top of a sweaty guy in front of screaming men.

First everyone became professional Amway salesmen, then everyone became professional real estate appraisers, then everyone became professional Texas Hold Em players, then everyone became professional house flippers, then everyone became professional purchasers of auctioned storage units and now everyone is either a professional cupcake baker or MMA fighter LOL!!!

The shadow boxing in the squat racks of America has increased 100 times over in the last decade.

Bodybuilding and mma are like brother and sister, as a bodybuilder you put on a thong and pose in front of screaming men and as a mma fighter you put on tights and lay on top of a sweaty guy in front of screaming men.

Spot on analysis I'm afraid.

I've always felt fighting and mma especially were the epitome of closet homosexuality. I don't want to be in direct physical contact with men. I already hate it when a man hugs me or gives me a kiss on the cheek. Let alone another man lying on top of me, ramming into me

First everyone became professional Amway salesmen, then everyone became professional real estate appraisers, then everyone became professional Texas Hold Em players, then everyone became professional house flippers, then everyone became professional purchasers of auctioned storage units and now everyone is either a professional cupcake baker or MMA fighter LOL!!!

The shadow boxing in the squat racks of America has increased 100 times over in the last decade.

Seriously. I just rejoined my old gym since I moved back to Washington, I go in, and 1st thing I notice, 3 douches shadow boxing in front of the mirror in the area for doing floor exercises. Not one of them knew what they were doing either, throwing wild shadow punches with no rhyme or reason, huge ridiculous hooks, mortal kombat uppercuts... it was hilarious.

To be successful in mma you got to have some kind of base these guys have being wrestling and doing bjj since they where kids, if he thinks he can start learning mma at his old age he is going to be in for a shock when he enters the ring, or maybe he is just going to find losers with no training like himself then he might have a shot.